john, independent caller, go ahead. caller: if americans would just stop allowing themselves to be fooled by this dog and pony show. these parties are in it together. you have a 35% federal rate tax. property tax, town, county, school. you are already paying 85% of your money. how much do they want? this bailout of $787 billion was a commitment to the bank that held $30 trillion of your money, america. until you learn what these people are doing to you, they have been doing it for 70 years. democrats in charge, republicans in charge, this train goes forward no matter who is running the show. host: what is the alternative? caller: get rid of every last one of them. our founders fought a war over it. they are already taking 85% of our money. americans are too busy watching football and drinking budweiser. host: sarah, democratic caller, seattle, washington, you are next. caller: hello? host: you are on the air. good morning. caller: i know a lot of people is talking about the 1%. i do not think a lot of americans notice t